Container and detachable spout



Aug. 8, 1939. F. J. OBRIEN H Al; 2,168,609

CONTAINER AND DETACHABLE SPOUT Filed Aug. 8, 1938 M 6, J6? (23 f gjwugmio'p s OER/EM M 0. 6. 7/74 05 Patented Aug 8, 1939 PATENT OFFICE 12,168,609 CONTAINER. AND DETACHABLE SPOUT Frank J; O'Brien, St. Albans,,N. Y.,

of New York.

Pelham, and Oliver-G. Jakob, assignors to Continental Can Company, Inc.,New York, N\. Y.,

a corporation ApplicationAugust 8, 1938, Serial No. 223,256

2 Claims; (on. 221-49 g The present invention relates to new and usefulimprovements indispensing containers, and more particularly toimprovements in a container having a. closure and a pouring spoutadapted to be attached thereto for dispensing" the contents ofthecontainer.

An object of the invention is to provide a container of the above typewherein the container is provided with a hung closure having-inwardlydirected holding means, and wherein the pouring spout is provided withmeans adapted to be disposed beneath and engageable with the holdingmeans on the closure for rotatably and detachably securing the spoutthereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a' container of theabove type,- wherein the bung closure is providedwith an inwardlydirected' bead and a scored portion adapted .to provide a dispensingopening, and wherein the spout is provided-with a pouring lip and asealing portion provided with upwardly extending resilient lugsengageable beneath the bead on the closure for rotatably and detachablysecuring the spout thereto The. above and other objects of the inventionwill in part be obvious, and will be hereinafter more fully pointed out.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a top planview of the containergith the pouring spout turned to a closed posiom v Figure2 isan enlargedfragmentarysectional ,view of the container showing the pouring spouttumed'to a dispensing position.

' pouring spout. 1

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, one form of theinvention is shown ior purposesof illustration. In this form ofthemvention, there is shown a container having a cylindrical bodyportion Ill. to which a can end it is secured by the usual double seaml2. It 'is to be clearly understood that the body portion of thecontainer may be of any configuration and that .the can end ll may besecured thereto in any, suitable manner. The can end I1 is provided withan upstanding neck portion which extends around the edge of a fillingopening- A cup-like'bung closure for closing the filling opening in thecan end II is provided, and this closure includes a vertical wallportion II and a bottom wall portion l.5 which isillustrated as beingdisposed within .thebody portion of the container; 'll'lie tree Figure 3is an enlarged detailedview of the in position edge Ila of the vertical.

wall portion I4 is shaped to overlie and engage the neck portion l3 onthe can end i i. It is to be clearly understood that the closure may besecured to the neck portion i3 in any suitable manner. The vertical wallportion it on the closure is provided with an inwardly extending bead itwhich is spaced upwardly from the bottom wall i5. The inward bead itprovides a holding ledge or flange for removably and rotatably securinga pouring spout thereto in a manner to be hereinafter more fully pointedout. The bottom wall portion it of the closure is provided with a scoredportion H which may be punched through to provide a dispensing opening;

A pouring spout i8 is may be removably androtatably attached to theclosure. The spout I8 is provided with a pouring or dispensing lip l9and with a bottom seahing wall portion 20. The wall portion 2d of thespout I8 ,is provided with an opening M which may be brought intoand'out of register with the r dispensing opening formed in the bottom walli5 constructed so that it i of the closure so as to control thedispensing of the contents of the container. The portion of the spout l8beneath the pouring lip I9 is provided with an outwardly extending bead22 which is adapted to fltbeneath and engage with the head it on theclosure. The sealing wall portion 20 of the spout 'I8 is provided with aplurality of upwardly extending curved lugs 23. These lugs 23 areseparated fromone another by slots and are shaped so as to snugly fitbeneath and to engage with the bead IS on the closure. The lugs 23 areinherently resilient so as to permit the spout to be-attached to andremoved from the closure 1 When the container has been filled and theclosure seamed thereto, the pouring :spout l8 may be either attacheddirectly to the closure, or

- it may be furnished separately for subsequentattachment theretowhen itis desired to'open the container by punching the scored portion l'l soas to dispense the contents thereof. In attaching the spout to theclosure,,it is forced inwardly thereof so that the resilient holdinglugs 23 will pass over the inner edge of the head it and snapbeneath thehead, as shown in Figure 2. 'Thus, the holding lugs 23, together withthe outward bead 22 on the spout portion, maintain the spout on thecontainer and permit rotation of the spout relative to the closure.

When it is desired to dispense the contents of the container, the spoutI8 is turned to the position shownin Figure 2. In this position of thespout,the opening 2l'in the sealing wall 20 of the spout is in registerwith the scored portion I! on the bottom wall I 5 of the closure. Thus,the scored portion 11 may be punched through to provide aligned openingsthrough which the contents of the container may be poured. When,however, the spout is located at the position shown in Figure 1, theopening 2| in the spout is out of register with the opening in thebottom wall of the closure so that the remaining portion of the wall 20of the spout will overlie and close the opening IT in the closure.

When the container is empty, the spout l8 may be removed from theclosure and used again with another container of the same general type,thus' obviating the necessity of providing a separate and permanentlyattached spout witheach container.

While one form of the invention has been shown and described forpurposes of illustration, it is to be clearly understood that minorchanges in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may bemade without departing from the scope of the invention as setforth inthe appended claims.

We claim:

1. A container comprising a body portion, a container end secured tosaid body portion and having a filling opening therein, a closure forthe filling opening having a bottom wall and a depending side opening,the said side wall of said closure being secured to the container endaround the filling opening therein and having an inwardly extending beadspaced above thesaid bottom wall, the bottom wall of said closure havinga scored portion adapted to provide'a dispensing opening, and a spouthaving a sealing portion disposed in contact with the bottom wall ofsaid closure and having a pouring lip connected to a portion of the wallfitting within the filling edge of said sealing portion, the remainingportion of the edge of said sealing portion having a plurality ofupwardly and outwardly extending resilient holding lugs adapted toengage beneath the bead on said closure for removably and rotatablyattaching the spout to the closure, and said sealing portion having anopening adapted to be brought into and out of register with thedispensing opening in the bottom wall of saidclosure.

'2. A container comprising a body portion, a container end secured tosaid body portion and having a filling opening therein, a closure forthe filling opening having a bottom wall and a depending side wallfitting within the filling opening, the said side wall of said closurebeing secured to the container end around the filling opening thereinand having an inwardly extending bead spaced above the said bottom wall,the bottom wall of said closure having a scored portion adapted toprovide a dispensing opening, anda spout having'a sealing portiondisposed in contact with the bottom wall of said closure and having apouring lip connected to a portion of the edge of said sealing portion,said spout having an outward head in the region of the connectionbetween the lip and the sealing portion for engaging. beneath the headon said closure, the remaining portion of the edge of said sealingportion having a plurality of upwardly and outwardly extending resilientholding lugs adapted to engage beneath the bead on said closure forremovably and rotatably attaching the spout to the closure, and saidsealing portion having an opening adapted to be brought into and out ofregister with the dispensing opening in the bottom wall of said closure.

FRANK J. O'BRIEN. OLIVER G. -JAKOB.

